Indonesia.

Your telegram 286 of 10th March [1] was undecipherable until today
11th.

Minister this evening saw Lacy acting chief of Division of
Southeast Asian Affairs State Department. Lacy said that U.S.

representative in N.E.I. Foote had telegraphed that National
Committee [2] on 5th March had agreed to adopt Cheribon agreement.

This was carried by a large majority with only 2 voting against
although there were important abstentions including all members of
2 of the political parties. Lacy added however that Cheribon
agreement had been so eaten into by 'interpretations' that he was
doubtful whether it would now be of any value.

He emphasised U.S. Government's deep concern over this question
and undertook to get an authoritative opinion and let us have it
as a matter of urgency. In the meantime he indicated that in his
personal view the U.S. attitude in the event of a breakdown would
be substantially the same as your own.